War in Heaven

"War broke out in heaven . . . . [And Satan] was cast to the earth." Revelation 12:7-9

Philip Pullman is a gifted writer of fantasy books. His Dark Materials trilogy includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass and is very popular among young readers. But below the surface of these sympathetic characters and compelling subplots is a sinister purpose. The story culminates in a great war against God.

In these books, Pullman views the fall of Satan as a righteous cause for personal independence from God’s “tyrannical” control. He implies that Satan’s attempt to usurp the throne of God was the right thing to do!

In the book of Revelation, we read of the endtimes: “War broke out in heaven . . . . [And Satan] was cast to the earth” (Rev. 12:7-9). That future war is being preceded by an earthly conflict on the battlefield of our minds.

We must recognize Satan for what he is—a liar (John 8:44). His strategy is to take God’s words out of context and twist them into falsehood (Gen. 3:1-7). Our best defense against him is to hold firmly to the truth of God’s Word (Eph. 6:10-18).

Our loving heavenly Father is “not willing that any should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). But neither will He force our obedience. He leaves the choice to us. — Dennis Fisher

Taken from "Our Daily Bread"

Bible Reading Guide:

Beginning to End: Psalm 9-16
Old and New Testaments Together: Neh. 1-3 & Acts 2:1-21
Historical: Hosea 1-7
Chronological: Psalm 134 & 146-150
Blended: Jeremiah 27-29 & Matthew 25:31-46

The Bible reading guides will be taken from Back to the Bible